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  2. Māori and conservation - Wikipedia

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    For the Maori, the land was not merely a resource, but a connection to ancestors. [4] The mana of the tribe was strongly associated with the lands of that tribe. From this came the Maori proverb "Man perishes, but the land remains." The Maori beliefs included Atua, invisible spirits connected to natural phenomena such as rainbows, trees, or stones.

  3. Treaty of Waitangi claims and settlements - Wikipedia

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    The Waitangi Sheet of the Treaty of Waitangi. The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed on 6 February 1840 by representatives of the British Crown and Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand, with a further 500 signatures added later that year, including some from the South Island.

  4. Why New Zealand’s Maori are fighting to save an 1840 treaty ...

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    The English and Maori versions of the treaty contain key differences, complicating its application and interpretation, some observers say. To address this, over the last 50 years, lawmakers ...

  5. History of the Gisborne District - Wikipedia

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    The Gisborne District or Gisborne Region has a deep and complex history that dates back to the early 1300s. The region, on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island, has many culturally and historically significant sites that relate to early Māori exploration in the 14th century and important colonial events, such as Captain Cook's first landfall in New Zealand.

  6. Ngāti Rangi - Wikipedia

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    Ngāti Rangi have been a partner in the conservation programme Kiwi Forever hosting students on their marae to learn about the flora and fauna and tikanga Māori (Māori traditions). [7] [8] The iwi received funding from the Government’s Jobs for Nature programme in 2021 to tackle invasive plant and animal pests. The programme would be ...

  7. Māori history - Wikipedia

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    Māori land under individual title became available to be sold to the colonial government or to settlers in private sales. Between 1840 and 1890, Māori sold 95 per cent of their land (63,000,000 of 66,000,000 acres (270,000 km 2) in 1890). In total 4 per cent of this was confiscated land, although about a quarter of this was returned. 300,000 ...

  8. Māori people - Wikipedia

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    Rising tensions over disputed land sales led to conflict in the 1860s, and subsequent land confiscations, which Māori resisted fiercely. After the Treaty was declared a legal nullity in 1877, Māori were forced to assimilate into many aspects of Western culture. Social upheaval and epidemics of introduced disease took a devastating toll on the ...

  9. Kaitiakitanga - Wikipedia

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    Kaitiakitanga is a New Zealand Māori term used for the concept of guardianship of the sky, the sea, and the land.A kaitiaki is a guardian, and the process and practices of protecting and looking after the environment are referred to as kaitiakitanga.